SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Artist Spotlight Emma McNairy is Armed with a New Voice and Ready for Wozzeck Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2025 The Austin-born soprano returns from Germany to play the role of Marie in Berg’s Expressionist masterpiece with West Edge Opera. Review West Edge Opera’s David and Jonathan is a Bold, Queer Revelation Nicholas Jones - August 5, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s 1688 opera David and Jonathan receives a splendid new reinterpretation that centers on an openly gay union. Review World Premiere of Dolores Another Hit for West Edge Opera Michael Zwiebach - August 4, 2025 The opera about labor leader Dolores Huerta and the 1968 Delano Grape Strike is taut as a political thriller and musically transporting. Review Merola Opera Program Brings Youthful Gaiety to Rossini's Le Comte Ory Rebecca Wishnia - August 4, 2025 SF Opera’s training program for young singers performed the comic opera on July 31. Music News “Frictionless Patron Screening” Is Coming to SF War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall Janos Gereben - August 1, 2025 An AI security system that detects weapons via sensors will be installed at War Memorial and Davies Hall. Feature New Opera Spotlights Dolores Huerta’s Farmworker Legacy Amid Renewed Immigration Tensions Tom Jacobs - July 24, 2025 A defining voice in California civil rights history takes center stage in Dolores, set for its world premiere at West Edge Opera. Review MacArthur “Geniuses” Matthew Aucoin and Peter Sellars Bring Music for New Bodies to Lincoln Center Katelyn Simone - July 15, 2025 The New York premiere of the contemporary vocal symphony addresses issues related to climate and artificial intelligence. Feature Versailles Royal Opera to Visit Wine Country in One-of-a-Kind Cultural Exchange Lily O'Brien - July 14, 2025 The storied company is embracing both tradition and innovation by staging a period production of Donizetti’s La fille du régiment at Festival Napa Valley. Review Opera Rara Unearths a Trove of Gaetano Donizetti’s Songs Jason Victor Serinus - July 7, 2025 Mostly unpublished and unknown, 39 of the composer’s tunes get their premieres in the Donizetti Song Project, Vols. 3 and 4. Music News SF Opera Orchestra Signs New Labor Contract Janos Gereben - July 1, 2025 The two-year agreement, retroactively dated to August 2024, assures peace for the coming season. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page